Faculty Recognition

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine honors faculty members for excellence in the achievement of our educational mission and offers six awards in recognition of faculty teaching, innovation, research, and service.

These awards should reflect the nominee's most recent achievements in the 2023 calendar year (January – December 2023), although nominations for achievements spanning several years will also be accepted. You will be required to write a minimum of 1500 characters (~250 words) in your nomination letter. You may save and return later, but it is recommended you craft your nomination letter outside the form, then copy and paste your response here when done. Here is the link to the nomination form.


Eligibility:

  1. Any faculty member who is tenured, tenure-track, or has a standard faculty appointment at OUWB. To confirm a faculty member's appointment, visit the Foundational Medical Studies Faculty Directory, or the Corewell Health Clinical Faculty Directory.
  2. Minimum of one year completed as a faculty member at OUWB.
  3. Previous award recipients are not eligible to win another award in any category until after two years have passed and upon demonstration of additional achievement. For a list of past winners, see below. 

Deadline to nominate is Wednesday, January 10, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. Please limit your nominations to only one candidate per award category. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Select each award name below for a description of the criteria.

FMS Excellence in Teaching Award Description 
Clinical Excellence in Teaching Award Description
Excellence in Research Award Description
Excellence in Service Award Description 

2022-23 Awardees

  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Teaching Malli Barremkala, M.D.
  • Clinical Excellence in Teaching  Bhavinkumar Dalal, M.D.
  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Research  Changiz Mohiyeddini, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Excellence in Research – Garish Nair, M.D.
  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Service  Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
2014 - 2022 Awardees

2022 Awardees

  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Teaching – Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Excellence in Teaching  Jaime Hope, M.D.
  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Research  Luca Cucullo, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Excellence in Research – Amit Bahl, M.D.
  • Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Service  Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Excellence in Service – Brian Felice, M.D.

2021 Awardees

  • Foundational Medical Studies Educator of the Year – Varna Taranikanti, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Clinical Science Educator of the Year – Sangeeta Kaur, M.D.
  • Excellence in Research – Matthew Sims, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, FIDSA
  • Excellence in Service – Laura Ortiz, M.D.

2020 Awardees

  • Foundational Medical Studies Educator of the Year - Stefan Walter, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Science Educator of the Year - Bhavian Dalal, M.D.
  • Excellence in Research - Barry Franklin, M.D.
  • Excellence in Service - Rachel Yoskowitz, MPH, BSN

2019 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Science Educator - Dan Nguyen, M.D.
  • Excellence in Educational Research - Victoria Roach, Ph.D.
  • Excellence in Service - Claudio Cortes, DVM, Ph.D. 

2018 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Pharm.D.
  • Clinical Educator - Kathy Schlecht, D.O.
  • Excellence in Service - Misa Mi, Ph.D., MLIS

2017 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Tracey Taylor, Ph.D.
  • Educational Innovation/Research - Misa Mi, Ph.D., MLIS
  • Excellence in Service -  Stephanie Swanberg, MSI

2016 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D. and Samia Ragheb, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Educator - Bhavinkumar Dalal, M.D.
  • Educational Innovation/Research - Victoria Lucia, Ph.D.
  • Excellence in Service -  Asha Shajahan, M.D., MBA

2015 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Inaya Hajj Hussein, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Educator - Sunitha Santhakumar, M.D.
  • Educational Innovation/Research - Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
  • Excellence in Service -  Stephen Loftus, Ph.D., DDS

2014 Awardees

  • Basic Science Educator - Mark Hankin, Ph.D.
  • Clinical Educator - Nelia Afonso, M.D.
  • Educational Innovation/Research - David Rodenbaugh, Ph.D.
  • Excellence in Service -  Richard Sabina, Ph.D.